April 14, 2008
Young West Virginia boaters who avoid mandatory safety training are being targeted by the Division of Natural Resources. A 2001 state law requires anyone born after Dec. 31, 1986, to have at least seven hours of training and carry a …
April 11, 2008
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has invalidated Nevada’s insurance producer countersignature law in what could be the final nail in the coffin for these requirements on nonresident producers. U.S. District Judge Melvin Brunetti, writing for the 9th Circuit …
April 10, 2008
A new disagreement has erupted over efforts to overhaul Pennsylvania’s 1961 mine safety law, threatening a compromise forged more than five years after the rescue of nine miners in western Pennsylvania spurred a push for tougher regulations. The bill, which …
April 10, 2008
Underground coal mines lack stockpiles of breathable air and communications gear for trapped workers, according to a federal report released this week, nearly two years after a series of mine fatalities led to Congress requiring the industry to install more …
April 10, 2008
West Virginia officials sentenced two Kanawha County women on insurance fraud related charges last week, according to Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline. Tina Marie Browning, 40, of Eskdale, W. Va., was indicted on one felony count each of forgery and …
April 9, 2008
Michigan-based J.M. Wilson recently announced three new staff members, Danielle Crandell, Eric Maus and Jeanne Callan. Danielle Crandell was hired as a transportation underwriter. She will service commercial trucking accounts for customers in Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. She …
April 7, 2008
It starts with the housing market. Then it seeps into construction, typically residential followed by commercial. Then it travels to manufacturing, then retail, then hospitality. It differs by region. It might be worse in Detroit or Jacksonville than in Boston …
April 7, 2008
It starts with the housing market. Then it seeps into construction, typically residential followed by commercial. Then it travels to manufacturing, then retail, then hospitality. It differs by region. It might be worse in Detroit or Jacksonville than in Boston …
April 7, 2008
$22 Million The amount of damages caused by a fire at a Florida manufacturing plant, leaving 309 employees out of work, according to Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink. Efrain “Frankie” Castro was arrested on March 13 in Lakes Wales …
April 7, 2008
Shrinking payrolls and receipts exacerbate soft market effects of lower premiums and commissions Southeast insurance agents do not all agree the economy is in a recession or on the causes of the slumping economy, but they do agree the dominoes …